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How action research is transforming schools
Professor Bob Swartz tells The Educator how a forward-thinking educational practice is transforming schools around the world.
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Opinion: Can chess rescue Australia’s education system?
John Adams explains how chess has been shown to lift students’ concentration and academic performance.
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One in three children go to school hungry - report
Two-thirds of teachers are seeing children come to school hungry, with more than one in four reporting the problem is getting worse, new research shows.
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Ignore Gonski at your peril, teachers warn govt
Australia's school system risks becoming one of the world's most inequitable, NSW Teachers Federation president, Maurie Mulheron, tells The Educator.
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Parent-school gap bridged in Australian first
A new online resource is now giving parents direct access to what their child is learning at school.
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Playing catch-up to Asia risky, warns expert
By trying to play catch-up to Asia’s education test scores, Australian students risk burnout and depression, warns an education expert.
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No love for Abbott’s ‘pet project’
SOS national convener, Trevor Cobbold, says a new school model proposed by Tony Abbott is not just unproven but threatens public education.
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The STEM revolution: Is your school on board?
Kate Burleigh, managing director of Intel Australia, says it’s not too late for teachers to get on board the burgeoning STEM revolution.
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Do unruly students need their own school?
Violent and disruptive pupils could soon be sent to their own special school as part of one state’s plan.
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Govt may overhaul 'preachy' religion classes
Traditional Christian education classes could soon be phased out and replaced with a "less preachy" general religion class.
